Memory used by compiling a code

Question

I use time command to measure the time used to execute a file as:

     time ./filename

My question: are there any command like time can give the memory used by executing an executable file in linux?

The alternative: simply run a command like htop in another terminal; and select your compilation process. Good enough to get you a basic understanding on resource usage. — GhostCat, Oct 24 '16 at 07:25
Possible duplicate of [How to profile memory usage?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4690800/how-to-profile-memory-usage) — Michael Foukarakis, Oct 24 '16 at 08:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '16 at 07:23

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You can use /usr/bin/time -v ./filename. It will print a lot of information including memory use.

Note:

time ./filename

Will use the shell built-in time command.

answered Oct 24 '16 at 07:23

mkj

Thanks That helps a lot – Rock Oct 31 '16 at 15:20
Glad to hear that. You can click the check mark to accept the answer, if you think it was helpful enough. – mkj Oct 31 '16 at 22:48

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